Gun laws in Australia are mainly the jurisdiction of the country's states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the Federal Government. A person who possesses or uses a firearm must have a firearm licence. Licence holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" for holding a firearm licence and must not be a "prohibited person". All firearms in Australia must be registered by serial number to the owner, who also holds a firearms licence. Firearms were introduced into Australia wi...

I didn’t say that. I asked what laws one thinks are prudent, specifically, to prevent children from using improperly stored firearms.

I guess mass restriction, banning, and creation of a massive licensing and tracking entity may help curb the 43 toddlers out of 300+ million Americans for hurting themselves and others. Whether that is prudent or not, I dunno.

The other issue of violent crime is a different issue. Australia never had the violent crime rate the US had because its social-economic make up is different as well as the various cultures we have in our great melting pot.

The photos of the girl holding the AR pointed at someone and the other with the handgun not pointing it downwards are chilling to me. I learned how to shoot rifles in the Boy Scouts and learned a healthy respect for the position of a muzzle. The other photos seem to be of kids in various levels of firearms education, and that’s fine. The headline photo’s actually an airsoft gun, which is probably better for initial education.

I love my rifles (I 3d printed them) but I’m in favor of requiring that if you own firearms that you have gone through some prescribed and agreed-upon education, and that if you own firearms that you unsafely or irresponsibly stowed or have left insecure that you receive punishment for it.

Children are not known for their lockpicking skills. No unlocked guns in a home with children, yes that is simple common sense. Guns are one of many things that you have to keep away from kids. You don’t have to remove every sharp or poisonous object from the house when you have kids either.

And to you - that is a prudent measure? Really? How about stairs? 100,000 children a year are treated in ERs due to falls from stairs. Twice as many children (~100) drown in Bathtubs per year in the US.